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What the Ancients Knew: Egyptian Mastabah False Door

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On The Science Channel's "What the Ancients Knew," host Jack Turner takes a tour of an Ancient Egyptian tomb and learns about the features such as the false door, which was to allow the spirits of the deceased to return to visit their living relatives.

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